Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 72 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 72 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Sun, Oct 2, 2016, 4:12 AM AKDT (12:12 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 62 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-02 12:12:27 UTC
Depth
57.6 km (35.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.850° N, 148.167° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.853 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 65 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.715 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.548 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.655 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.754 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.650 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.666 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.528 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.555 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.862 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.613 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.769 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.671 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.567 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.778 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.848 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.6Central Alaska · 3642 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.973 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.630 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.753 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.659 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.549 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.840 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.653 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.649 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.754 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.555 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.814 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.243 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.547 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 75 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.520 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.648 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.741 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.139 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.214 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.528 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.540 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.664 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.821 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.541 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.744 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.720 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.860 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.956 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.0Central Alaska · 3627 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.580 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.047 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.639 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.767 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.752 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.033 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.113 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 88 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.4Central Alaska · 3624 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.637 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.657 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.559 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.541 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 3.737 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.738 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.557 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.870 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.464 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.513 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.738 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.554 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.562 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.280 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.8Central Alaska · 3662 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.350 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 59 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.68 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.553 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.957 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.741 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.659 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 62 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.511 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.651 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away

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